SC - Betony
Jenne Heise
jenne at mail.browser.net
Mon Apr 30 09:58:45 PDT 2001
> I'm fiddling with different oxymels for an A&S entry, and one of the
> Anglo-Saxon ones calls for an infusion of betony (a relief "if a man is
> tired after a long journey"). Problem is, I can't seem to lay my hands on
> any betony, which uncaring Cape Town herbalists appear to consider a
> non-essential herb. Has anyone tasted this herb? Could anyone suggest
> something that I could substitute to approximate the taste? The herb is
> also known as wood betony, either stachus betonica or betonica officinalis
> or stachys officinalis (go figure), and the most I know about the taste is
> that Culpeper describes it as "sweet and spicy".
The betony that I have is neither sweet nor spicy... hm.. though it looks like the
pictures. Have you any borage? that's a bit similar.
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Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise jenne at mail.browser.net
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